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(2) Another judge is transferred or assigned to hear and determine the case
pursuant to section 478.240 or 478.245 or section 6 of Article V of the Constitution;
(3) With respect to those cases enumerated in subdivision (1) of subsection
2 of this section another judge is assigned to hear the case because of the designation process provided in subsection 2 of section 478.250; or
(4) With respect to those cases enumerated in subsection 3 of this section,
upon motion filed by any party to such a case within the time allowed for filing
an application for disqualification or change of judge the case shall be heard
and determined by a circuit judge, and such motion for the case to be heard and
determined before a circuit judge shall not constitute an application for disqualification or change of judge so as to preclude such an application under any
other statute or supreme court rule.
478.230. Municipal judges, jurisdiction—cases subject to transfer.—A municipal judge may hear and determine municipal ordinance violation cases of
the municipality or municipalities making provision for the particular municipal
judge. The provisions of this section authorizing the hearing and determination of
particular cases or classes of cases by municipal judges shall be subject to the
transfer, assignment, and disqualification provisions contained in Article V of the
Constitution, in provisions of law, or in court rules which are authorized by the
Constitution or by law.
478.240. Presiding judge, term, authority to assign cases—Chief Justice of
Supreme Court may remove presiding judge, designate acting judge.—1. The presiding judge of each circuit which is provided by subsection 3 of section 15 of
Article V of the Constitution shall be selected for a two-year term. Selection procedures may be provided by supreme court rule. Selection and removal procedures, not inconsistent with the rules of the supreme court, may be provided
by local court rule. If a presiding judge is disqualified from acting as a judicial
officer pursuant to the Constitution, Article 5, section 24, the circuit judges and
associate circuit judges of the circuit shall select a circuit judge as presiding
judge. If the circuit does not have an eligible judge to be elected presiding judge,
then the chief justice of the supreme court may designate an acting presiding
judge until a successor is chosen or until the disability of the presiding judge
terminates.
2. Subject to the authority of the supreme court and the chief justice under
Article V of the Constitution, the presiding judge of the circuit shall have,general
administrative authority over all judicial personnel and court officials.in the circuit, including the authority to assign any judicial or court personnel anywhere
in the circuit, and shall have the authority to assign judges to hear such cases
or classes of cases as the presiding judge may designate, and to assign judges to
divisions. Such assignment authority shall include the authority to authorize
particular associate circuit judges to hear and determine cases or classes of cases
in addition to those authorized in section 478.225. By this subsection the presiding judge shall not, however, be authorized to make the following assignments:
(1) Assignment of a municipal judge to hear any case other than to initially
hear a municipal ordinance violation case of the municipality which makes provision for such municipal judge;
(2) Assignment of a judge to hear the trial of a felony case when he has previously conducted the preliminary hearing in that case;
(3) Assignment of a case to a judge contrary to provisions of supreme court
rules or local circuit court rules; and

Due to electronic file size limitations, Laws of Missouri, 1977 has been electronically separated into five parts. Part IV contains the Second Regular Session, Part II. Blank pages have not been digitized.

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(2) Another judge is transferred or assigned to hear and determine the case
pursuant to section 478.240 or 478.245 or section 6 of Article V of the Constitution;
(3) With respect to those cases enumerated in subdivision (1) of subsection
2 of this section another judge is assigned to hear the case because of the designation process provided in subsection 2 of section 478.250; or
(4) With respect to those cases enumerated in subsection 3 of this section,
upon motion filed by any party to such a case within the time allowed for filing
an application for disqualification or change of judge the case shall be heard
and determined by a circuit judge, and such motion for the case to be heard and
determined before a circuit judge shall not constitute an application for disqualification or change of judge so as to preclude such an application under any
other statute or supreme court rule.
478.230. Municipal judges, jurisdiction—cases subject to transfer.—A municipal judge may hear and determine municipal ordinance violation cases of
the municipality or municipalities making provision for the particular municipal
judge. The provisions of this section authorizing the hearing and determination of
particular cases or classes of cases by municipal judges shall be subject to the
transfer, assignment, and disqualification provisions contained in Article V of the
Constitution, in provisions of law, or in court rules which are authorized by the
Constitution or by law.
478.240. Presiding judge, term, authority to assign cases—Chief Justice of
Supreme Court may remove presiding judge, designate acting judge.—1. The presiding judge of each circuit which is provided by subsection 3 of section 15 of
Article V of the Constitution shall be selected for a two-year term. Selection procedures may be provided by supreme court rule. Selection and removal procedures, not inconsistent with the rules of the supreme court, may be provided
by local court rule. If a presiding judge is disqualified from acting as a judicial
officer pursuant to the Constitution, Article 5, section 24, the circuit judges and
associate circuit judges of the circuit shall select a circuit judge as presiding
judge. If the circuit does not have an eligible judge to be elected presiding judge,
then the chief justice of the supreme court may designate an acting presiding
judge until a successor is chosen or until the disability of the presiding judge
terminates.
2. Subject to the authority of the supreme court and the chief justice under
Article V of the Constitution, the presiding judge of the circuit shall have,general
administrative authority over all judicial personnel and court officials.in the circuit, including the authority to assign any judicial or court personnel anywhere
in the circuit, and shall have the authority to assign judges to hear such cases
or classes of cases as the presiding judge may designate, and to assign judges to
divisions. Such assignment authority shall include the authority to authorize
particular associate circuit judges to hear and determine cases or classes of cases
in addition to those authorized in section 478.225. By this subsection the presiding judge shall not, however, be authorized to make the following assignments:
(1) Assignment of a municipal judge to hear any case other than to initially
hear a municipal ordinance violation case of the municipality which makes provision for such municipal judge;
(2) Assignment of a judge to hear the trial of a felony case when he has previously conducted the preliminary hearing in that case;
(3) Assignment of a case to a judge contrary to provisions of supreme court
rules or local circuit court rules; and